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Bach Helps An Art Critic Mourn A Mother Whose Criticism Lingers In 'Counterpoint' : NPR

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The Washington Post's Philip Kennicott suffered his mother's harsh words and actions throughout childhood. His book is partly a need to acknowledge her "sadness and anger and unaccountable rages."

Review Book Reviews In 'Counterpoint' Bach Helps An Art Critic Mourn A Mother Whose Criticism Lingers February 19, 2020 9:44 AM ET By Martha Anne Toll Counterpoint A Memoir of Bach and Mourning By Philip Kennicott Purchase Book Purchase close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Counterpoint By Philip Kennicott Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? Amazon Independent Bookstores How can one mourn a parent whose harsh judgments frame childhood? This question haunts Philip Kennicott's Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning . Kennicott is the Washington Post 's senior art and architect

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